Can you use Intel Pentium II and Intel Pentium III processors on the same motherboard?

Answer 1

This would all depend on your actual motherboard. Some boards do take a Pentium 3 chip. If you know the model of your board, then check the manufacturers website, for details of the maximum mhz allowed for it.

If you don't know the model number, then go to Google, and download a program called belarc advisor. Once installed, this will give you the in's and out#s of your PC. All hardware, and software installed.

If you find the board does take a Pentium 3 CPU, then you will need to purchase a 'slotty'. Basically this is a piece of hardware, that turns the black CPU, into a normal CPU. It slots inside the same place as the original CPU. With the added advantage of a heatsink and fan, which can be plugged onto the board.

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Answer 2

If you are referring to your motherboard with Pentium III in it and you want to upgrade your processor only with Pentium IV then NO! P4 requires a different processor socket therefore a different motherboard as well as a different memory modules. You can upgrade, YES, if you change these three; motherboard, Processor and memory, which is of course pretty much the whole CPU.

Answer 3

That really depends on if your motherboard and BIOS are compatible. No Pentium III processor uses a 66 MHz FSB, so if your board only supports 66 MHz, you are stuck with a cruddy Mendocino core Celeron. Celeron is also a common name for other stripped-down versions of comparable Pentiums, such as the Pentium 4. To replace these, you would need a Pentium 4, not a Pentium III.

Answer 4

It would depend on which Celeron and which Pentium 4. You can replace a Celeron with a Pentium 4 only if they use the same socket, such as Socket 472, 478, or LGA775. You couldn't replace, for instance, your old Mendocino Celeron with one, because they use different sockets.

Answer 5

No, you cant upgrade Pentium 3 to Pentium 4 cause the Pentium 4 motherboard is not compatible to any Pentium 3 motherboard. The things you can upgrade in your Pentium 3 computer to become fast as Pentium 4 is the memory and harddrive.

Answer 6

Not without replacing the motherboard. Since Pentium III AT motherboards are all but not existent, you'd probably need a new case and power supply. At that, you might as well buy a "new" computer.

Answer 7

No! Pentium 4 processor has a different pin configuration than the Pentium 3 and it uses a different memory modules.

Answer 8

It could be changed. P4 and Celeron D are using the same socket - 478 or LGA 775. You should check your motherboard's chipset compatibility for further info.